The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-03-03
FREAK OF NATURE,
knd the Curious Norwegian Legend Con-
pected Herewith.

Tho first morning We sighted the lit
lie island Mountain OF Lecko, whose
stony outlines are those of 4 giantess
turned 10 stone, and miles beyond We
came TO the Island of Torghaetta,
which is the most wonderful freak of
Nature along the Norwegian coast. We
saw it from afar as a giants hat float
ing on the water, 4 huge crown and
bcim Of bare granite. the brim rising
well above the water and the crown
more than 800 feet high, pierced nearly
a; the top with Eole that runs through
the granite crown Ike tunnel. Sail
iig toward it Oh the placid blue water,
! the eye came in line with the tunnel
I aud we SAW straight through it to the
SKY bsTcnd. This window through the
( mountain was reached by q long climb
| from the other side, and when we reach
! ed the opcaiGs i'll the mountain there
was q view through il as through teie-
scope CT rhe sea with score of i3lets be-
yund. The E.des OF the tunnel are as
square and true as Il they had been
biistad out By miner, and beginning
with a height OF siXty-two feet the floor
drops until st the lower end the yaulted
passage is over 293 feet III height, The
word torghactta means .'s market hat,
such rs is worn By The peasants, nov
and in the age OF legends was worn by
The brother h2d intercepted tho mes
sengars IRON the gi1ntoss lover, Hest
mand, aGd kept the pair apart for so
long 3 time that the lover, finally en-
ragged, silc. an arroY ct the brother
while ne WAS in bathing orc day and
pierced his ha: snd sk;;;l both. The
arrows fight WAS something Ike 1C0
miles from Hessnand's bow 20 the foot
of tie giaatess, where it finally, fell,
aud size sesing the light through the
aperture il ber brothers hat, turned
him aud I;estnand and herself ;;n 20
stone in her despair. Tho trio arc now
chief objects OF interest along this
stretch q. coast, the natives lift their hats
in mock reverence 10 the giantess as
they pass by, ami the tourist tiutters the
leaves of his red-guiie book, and put
ling his finger impressively on the page
reeites the tradition and the measure
ments 10 the Gearest ear. The tourist
steamers always stop 10 land passen-
GERS who want 10 climb up to the tun-
mel, and tie womsa and children from
the neigbbcrinS farms go with pitchers
Of milk to sell to the bresthless climb
crs, on the way. Behind several OF the
largest bowiicrs that We rounded on
the upward climb stood women with
trays Of glasses filed with milk; women
as sill, stoi;d. and impressive as if the
ciaEtess had turncd them to stone as
well, all haxcn-hesGed, biue-eyed, and
) with the universal hcadgear OF the
country "a pointed handkerchief
drawn tightly over the hack OF the hoad
and tied under the chin. AT the en-
trance OF the tunnel 3 man had estab-
.ished himself with bench for q coGnt-
= er. on whici lie displayed battered old
silver mugs, cups and spoons, silver
rings and ornaments, which constitute
the stock in trade OF half the curio shops
1 in Norway, for the reason that the
!, ! peasants have always turned their rion-
3 ey into such things instead OF boarding
) it in the plain coins.-A0rIcay Letter ta
s. Loui5 G.oje-DemocrGt.